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Ishaka A, Imam MU, Ismail M. Nanoemulsification of Rice Bran Wax Policosanol Enhances Its Cardio-protective Effects via Modulation of Hepatic Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor gamma in Hyperlipidemic Rats. J Oleo Sci 2020; 69:1287-1295. [PMID: 33028753 DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess20098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Policosanol, a mixture of long-chain alcohols found in animal and plant waxes, has several biological effects including lipid-lowering that have been extensively studied. However, its bioavailability is low. To investigate the effect of nanoemulsified rice bran wax policosanol (NPOL) on plasma homocysteine, heart and liver histology in hyperlipidemic rats, high-fat diet containing 2.5% cholesterol was used to induce hyperlipidemia in Sprague Dawley rats. The hyperlipidemic rats were treated with NPOL and rice bran wax policosanol (POL) in comparison with normal diet (ND), high-cholesterol diet (HCD) and simvastatin-treated rats. Plasma homocysteine, heart and liver histology, and hepatic mRNA expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) were evaluated. The NPOL group, similar to the simvastatin group, showed reduced plasma homocysteine, preserved heart and liver histology, and down-regulated hepatic PPARG mRNA in comparison to the control group, and was better than the POL group. The results suggest that the modest effect of NPOL on homocysteine and preservation of heart and liver histology could be through the regulation of PPARG expression on a background of increased assimilation of rice bran wax policosanol.
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- Aminu Ishaka
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University.,Director Centre for Advance Medical Research and Training (CAMRET)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Bioscience, University Putra Malaysia
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Schwingshackl L. Egg consumption and risk of chronic disease: an (un-)resolved issue? Am J Clin Nutr 2020; 111:735-736. [PMID: 32073601 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Lukas Schwingshackl
- Institute for Evidence in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Significant Impacts of Work-Related Cerebrovascular and Cardiovascular Diseases among Young Workers: A Nationwide Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16060961. [PMID: 30889818 PMCID: PMC6466191 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16060961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: While occupational factors linked to the onset of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have been reported among workers, much remains unknown about the impacts that occupation has on the onset of CVDs in various age groups. We attempted to describe temporal trends in total and work-related CVDs (WRCVDs) rates stratified by age and year and explore the relative contributions of work to the CVD risk. Methods: This study was conducted using two populations from the Labor Insurance Database as the working population and the National Health Insurance Research Database as the general population. We included all people aged 15⁻75 years from 2006 to 2013. All CVD events and WRCVD events were identified. A Poisson regression was used to estimate the morbidity rate ratio (RR) stratified by age and period, and an RR adjusted for residual confounding was also used. Results: Incident CVD rates increased with aging in the general population (from 1113.55 to 1853.32 per 100,000 persons), and WRCVD rates increased in the working population over time (from 2.10 in 2006 to 8.60 in 2013 per 100,000 persons). In the age and period analysis, CVD attacks showed disparities in different populations. The RR of the WRCVD risk was mainly in the working population aged >45 years, and the RR of the CVD risk occurred in the oldest group (aged 55⁻64 years) of the general population. The population-attributable risk of working exposure was 13.5%. After eliminating residual confounding factors, higher population attributed risk (PAR) work-related excessive CVD risk mainly occurred in workers aged 25⁻34 and 35⁻44 years. A decreasing PAR trend was found in the age groups as follows: 15⁻24, 25⁻34, 35⁻44, 45⁻54, and 55⁻64 years, with percentages of 17.64%, 16.89%, 16.46%, 10.6%, and 0.65%, respectively. Conclusions: There is evidence that period and age trends of CVD rates differed between the working population and general population. Relative effects attributed to work were more severe in younger workers, particularly in workers aged <55 years.
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Yang Q, Wang JH, Huang DD, Li DG, Chen B, Zhang LM, Yuan CL, Cai LJ. Clinical significance of analysis of the level of blood fat, CRP and hemorheological indicators in the diagnosis of elder coronary heart disease. Saudi J Biol Sci 2018; 25:1812-1816. [PMID: 30591805 PMCID: PMC6303158 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the levels of blood fat, C-reactive protein (CRP) and hemorheological indicators in the elder patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), so as to provide evidence for prospective study and treatment of elder CHD. Methods We collected the clinical data of 127 elder CHD patients who admitted to this hospital between July 2016 and December 2017 to detect the levels of blood fat, CRP and hemorheological indicators. Results In elder CHD patients, levels of the total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG) and low density lipoprotein cholesterin (LDL-C) were significantly higher than the normal reference, and comparison with the control group also showed significant increases (p < 0.01); average levels of the high-density lipoprotein cholesterin (HDL-C), phospholipid (PL), lipoprotein a [LP (a)] and free fatty acid were in the range of normal reference. Abnormal levels of TC, TG, LDL-C and HDL-C were identified in 59.06%, 58.27%, 51.18% and 18.11% of the elder CHD patients, most of which were concomitant with obesity or hypertension, and levels of these indicators were significantly higher than those in the control group with statistically significant differences (p < 0.01). Comparisons of the age, gender distribution, hypotension, exercise and sleep showed that differences had no statistical significance (p > 0.05). In comparison with the control group, the levels of CRP, the whole blood viscosities at high and low shears, plasma viscosity, hematocrit value, aggregation index and rigidity index of red blood cells (RBC) were all higher than those in the control group, and the differences had statistical significance (p < 0.01). However, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), deformity index of RBC, blood flow rates in the bilateral middle cerebral arteries (MCA), anterior cerebral arteries (ACA), terminal internal carotid artery (TICA), posterior cerebral arteries (PCA), vertebral arteries (VA) and basilar artery (BA) were significantly lower than those in the control group, and the differences had statistical significance (p < 0.05 or 0.01). Conclusion In elder CHD patients, anomaly is mainly seen in levels of TC, TG and LDL-C with concentrated, adhesive and aggregating blood.
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- Qing Yang
- Department of Two Blood Transfusion, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Pediatric of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Preclinical School of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Two Blood Transfusion, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Two Blood Transfusion, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Two Blood Transfusion, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Two Blood Transfusion, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Linhai City, Linhai, China
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Increased Risk of the APOB rs11279109 Polymorphism for CHD among the Kuwaiti Population. DISEASE MARKERS 2018; 2017:6963437. [PMID: 29362515 PMCID: PMC5737435 DOI: 10.1155/2017/6963437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) is among the leading causes of death in Kuwait. This case-control study investigated the genetic association of APOB rs11279109 with CHD in Kuwaitis. Methods The polymorphism was genotyped in 734 Kuwaiti samples by direct amplification. Statistical analysis with genetic modeling was used to assess its association with CHD. Results A statistically significant association (P < 0.001) between the rs11279109 DD genotype (OR: 2.43, CI: 1.34–4.41) with CHD was observed. A codominant genetic model revealed a 2.69 risk increase (CI: 1.57–4.61) for the DD genotype (P = 0.009) independent of age, sex, BMI, smoking, hypercholesterolemia, and ethnicity suggesting APOB rs11279109 as an indicator for the increased risk of CHD. Conclusion The DD genotype may explain molecular mechanisms that underline increased LDL oxidation leading to arthrosclerosis. The findings emphasize the need to identify genetic markers specific to the CHD patient ethnic group in order to improve prognosis and help in early diagnosis and prevention.
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Nagenborg J, Goossens P, Biessen EAL, Donners MMPC. Heterogeneity of atherosclerotic plaque macrophage origin, phenotype and functions: Implications for treatment. Eur J Pharmacol 2017; 816:14-24. [PMID: 28989084 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Macrophages are key players in atherosclerotic lesions, regulating the local inflammatory milieu and plaque stability by the secretion of many inflammatory molecules, growth factors and cytokines. Monocytes have long been considered to be the main source of plaque macrophages. However, recent findings provide evidence for proliferation of local macrophages or transdifferentiation from other vascular cells as alternative sources. Recent years of research focused on the further identification and characterisation of macrophage phenotypes and functions. In this review we describe the advances in our understanding of monocyte and macrophage heterogeneity and its implications for specific therapeutic interventions, aiming to reduce the ever growing significant risk of cardiovascular events without any detrimental side effects on the patient's immune response.
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- Jan Nagenborg
- Department of Pathology, CARIM, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, CARIM, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, CARIM, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, CARIM, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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Jung H, Chen CYO, Blumberg JB, Kwak HK. The effect of almonds on vitamin E status and cardiovascular risk factors in Korean adults: a randomized clinical trial. Eur J Nutr 2017; 57:2069-2079. [PMID: 28695324 PMCID: PMC6105263 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-017-1480-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Purpose Almonds have shown to beneficially modify some cardiovascular risk factors in clinical trials conducted in diverse ethnic populations but this relationship has never been tested in Koreans. Thus, we tested the impact of almonds consumed as a snack within the context of a typical Korean diet on cardiovascular risk factors. Methods We conducted a randomized, crossover trial in a free-living setting with a 2-week run-in period, two 4-week intervention phases, and a 2-week washout period between interventions. Eighty four overweight/obese participants (11 M/73 F; 52.4 ± 0.6 year; 25.4 ± 0.22 kg/m2) consumed either 56 g of almonds or isocaloric cookies daily for 4 weeks. Results Mean % daily energy intake at baseline was 64.8, 21.3, and 14.9% from carbohydrate, fat, and protein, respectively. The addition of 56 g of almonds daily decreased carbohydrate energy to 55.0%, increased fat to 32.0%, and maintained protein at 14.7%. Consuming the almonds increased intake of MUFA by 192.3%, PUFA by 84.5%, vitamin E by 102.7%, and dietary fiber by 11.8% and decreased % energy from carbohydrate by 14.1%. Total caloric intake was increased by the almonds, but body weight, waist circumference, and body composition were not affected. Almonds in overweight and obese Korean adults decreased TC, LDL-C, and non-HDL-C by 5.5, 4.6, and 6.4%, respectively, compared to the cookie control (P ≤ 0.05). Almonds increased plasma α-tocopherol by 8.5% (P ≤ 0.05) from the baseline and tended to increase its value as compared to cookies (P = 0.055). Neither the almonds nor cookies altered plasma protein carbonyls, MDA or oxLDL. Of serum inflammatory markers, IL-10 was decreased by almond intake (P ≤ 0.05), and ICAM-1, IL-1β, and IL-6 tended to be lower with almonds, compared to the cookies. Conclusions Almonds at 56 g/day consumed as a snack favorably modified the Korean diet by increasing MUFA, PUFA, vitamin E, and dietary fiber intake and decreasing % energy intake from carbohydrate. Almonds also enhanced plasma α-tocopherol status and serum TC and LDL-C in overweight and obese Koreans. Thus, including almonds in typical Korean diets as a snack can help healthy overweight/obese individuals improve nutritional status and reduce their risk for CVD. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00394-017-1480-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Hana Jung
- Department of Human Ecology, Korea National Open University, 86, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03087, Republic of Korea
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- Antioxidants Research Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, 02111, USA
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- Antioxidants Research Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, 02111, USA
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- Department of Human Ecology, Korea National Open University, 86, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03087, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang L, Zhang T, Xiang Z, Lu S. The rs3737964 single-nucleotide polymorphism of the chloride channel-6 gene as a risk factor for coronary heart disease. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2015; 3:537-42. [PMID: 26740945 PMCID: PMC4694129 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The present study investigates the association of single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the chloride channel‐6 (CLC‐6) gene with coronary heart disease (CHD) in China. We carried out a large case–control study among 1193 CHD patients and 1200 unrelated healthy control subjects. Information on the participants' health status was collected through the modified Inter‐heart questionnaire. Genomic DNA from peripheral blood samples was analyzed for the genotypes of rs3737964 and rs3737965 SNPs on the CLC‐6 gene using Taqman probe‐based quantitative real‐time PCR (qPCR). We compared the collected data between the case group and the control group by chi‐square test and t/nonparametric test. Furthermore, we performed logistic regression to evaluate factors associated with CHD. The frequency of TT genotypes in rs3737964 was significantly higher in CHD patients compared to the control group, with an odds ratio (OR) of 2.32 (95% confidence interval, CI: 1.17–4.06, P = 0.016). The association of CHD with TT genotype was even stronger in smoking population after adjusting for confounders (OR = 3.19, 95% CI: 1.04–9.79, P = 0.043). Multivariate logistic regression showed the CHD risk associated with TT genotype in rs3737964 was particularly among population who were more than 60 years old, smoking, and male (P = 0.023, 0.008 and 0.043, respectively). The present study has revealed that rs3737964 SNP of CLC‐6 was associated with CHD. In particular, subjects with TT genotype who were 60‐plus years old, with smoking habit or were male were more susceptible to CHD.
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- Li Zhang
- Intensive Care Unit Hubei Cancer Hospital Wuhan 430079 China
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- Department of Ultrasound Hubei Maternal and Child Health Hospital Wuhan 430070 China
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- Department of Chest Surgery Hubei Cancer Hospital Wuhan 430079 China
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- Intensive Care Unit Hubei Cancer Hospital Wuhan 430079 China
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Romano G, Lorenzon E, Montanaro D. Effects of exercise in renal transplant recipients. World J Transplant 2012; 2:46-50. [PMID: 24175196 PMCID: PMC3782234 DOI: 10.5500/wjt.v2.i4.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Revised: 04/02/2012] [Accepted: 06/30/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Even after a successful renal transplantation, the renal transplant recipients (RTRs) keeps on suffering the consequences of the uremic sickness. Cardiovascular risk, work capacity, and quality of life do not improve according to expectations since biological and psychological problems are not completely solved by pharmacological treatment. Furthermore, post-transplant treatment, per se, induces additional problems (i.e., side effects of drugs). It becomes, indeed, very important to insert “non-pharmacological” therapies able to reverse this trend. Exercise may represent an important contribution in the solution of this problem. In fact, many studies have demonstrated, in the last two decades, that physical training is able both, to improve graft function, work capacity and quality of life, and to reduce cardiovascular risk. In conclusion, if the analysis of the available data suggests that an appropriate dose of physical training represent a useful, safe and non-pharmacologic contribution to RTR treatment, it becomes a kidney transplantologist responsibility to introduce exercise in the current therapy of RTRs.
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- Giulio Romano
- Giulio Romano, Eric Lorenzon, Domenico Montanaro, Department of Nephrology, S.M. Misericordia University Hospital, DISM, Piazzale Santa Maria della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine, Italy
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Pregnancy followed by delivery may affect circulating soluble lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 levels in women of reproductive age. Mediators Inflamm 2012; 2012:837375. [PMID: 22619487 PMCID: PMC3350984 DOI: 10.1155/2012/837375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2012] [Accepted: 03/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background/Objective. It is known that menopause or lack of endogenous estrogen is a risk factor for endothelial dysfunction and CAD. Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) is involved inmultiple phases of vascular dysfunction.The purpose of the current study was to determine the association between soluble LOX-1 (sLOX-1) and pregnancy followed by delivery in women of reproductive age. Materials/Methods. Sixty-eight subjects with pregnancy followed by delivery (group 1) and 57 subjects with nongravidity (group 2) were included in this study. Levels of sLOX-1 were measured in serum by EL SA. Results. Plasma levels of sLOX-1 were significantly lower in Group 1 than Group 2 in women of reproductive age (0.52 ± 0.18 ng/mL and 0.78 ± 0.13, resp., P < 0.001). There were strong correlations between sLOX-1 levels and the number of gravida (r = −0.645, P < 0.001). The levels of sLOX-1 highly correlated with the number of parous (r = −0.683, P < 0.001). Conclusion. Our study demonstrated that serum sLOX-1 levels were associated with pregnancy followed by delivery that might predict endothelial dysfunction. We conclude that pregnancy followed by delivery may delay the beginning and progress of arteriosclerosis and its clinical manifestations in women of reproductive age.
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Park J, Kim Y, Cheng Y, Horie S. A comparison of the recognition of overwork-related cardiovascular disease in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 2012; 50:17-23. [PMID: 22146142 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.ms1317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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In Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) caused by overwork are recognized by government as work-related. These three countries are the only countries in the world that officially recognize CVDs caused by psychosocial factors (e.g., overwork) as work-related cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases (WR-CVDs), and compensate employees accordingly. The present study compared the similarities and differences among the recognition of overwork-related CVDs in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. The criteria by which WR-CVDs are identified are very similar in the three countries. However, in the interval surveyed (1996-2009), Korea had a remarkably larger number of recognized WR-CVD patients than did Japan or Taiwan. Recognition of occupational diseases is influenced by various factors, including socio-cultural values, the nature of occupational health care schemes, the extent of the social security umbrella, national health insurance policy, and scientific evidence. Our results show that social factors may be very different among the three countries studied, although the recognition criteria for WR-CVDs are quite similar.
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- Jungsun Park
- Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Incheon, South Korea
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Banner D, Miers M, Clarke B, Albarran J. Women’s experiences of undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Adv Nurs 2011; 68:919-30. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05799.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Park JE, Chiang CE, Munawar M, Pham GK, Sukonthasarn A, Aquino AR, Khoo KL, Chan HWR. Lipid-lowering treatment in hypercholesterolaemic patients: the CEPHEUS Pan-Asian survey. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2011; 19:781-94. [PMID: 21450606 DOI: 10.1177/1741826710397100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Treatment of hypercholesterolaemia in Asia is rarely evaluated on a large scale, and data on treatment outcome are scarce. The Pan-Asian CEPHEUS study aimed to assess low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal attainment among patients on lipid-lowering therapy. METHODS This survey was conducted in eight Asian countries. Hypercholesterolaemic patients aged ≥18 years who had been on lipid-lowering treatment for ≥3 months (stable medication for ≥6 weeks) were recruited, and lipid concentrations were measured. Demographic and other clinically relevant information were collected, and the cardiovascular risk of each patient was determined. Definitions and criteria set by the updated 2004 National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines were applied. RESULTS In this survey, 501 physicians enrolled 8064 patients, of whom 7281 were included in the final analysis. The mean age was 61.0 years, 44.4% were female, and 85.1% were on statin monotherapy. LDL-C goal attainment was reported in 49.1% of patients overall, including 51.2% of primary and 48.7% of secondary prevention patients, and 36.6% of patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia. The LDL-C goal was attained in 75.4% of moderate risk, 55.4% of high risk, and only 34.9% of very high-risk patients. Goal attainment was directly related to age and inversely related to cardiovascular risk and baseline LDL-C. CONCLUSION A large proportion of Asian hypercholesterolaemic patients on lipid-lowering drugs are not at recommended LDL-C levels and remain at risk for cardiovascular disease. Given the proven efficacy of lipid-lowering drugs in the reduction of LDL-C, there is room for further optimization of treatments to maximize benefits and improve outcomes.
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- Jeong Euy Park
- Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Kangnam Ku, Seoul, Korea.
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Banner D. Becoming a coronary artery bypass graft surgery patient: a grounded theory study of women's experiences. J Clin Nurs 2011; 19:3123-33. [PMID: 21040017 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03424.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM To explore women's experiences of becoming a coronary artery bypass graft surgery patient. BACKGROUND Coronary heart disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for both sexes worldwide and is associated with significant human, fiscal and personal burden. There are growing numbers of women undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery; however, little is known about their experiences of being diagnosed, referred and waiting for surgery. DESIGN Grounded theory. METHODS A grounded theory study of 30 UK women with coronary heart disease waiting to undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and were contextualised through informal observation of the main clinical areas. RESULTS Coronary heart disease and associated symptoms had extensive physical, social and emotional ramifications for the women. A substantive theory of the public-private dialogue around maintaining and renegotiating normality emerged and demonstrated that women faced significant disruption to their lives as they attempted to normalise and make sense of their illness experiences. Six categories emerged from the data: help seeking, diagnosis and referral, conceptualising surgery, living with coronary heart disease and waiting for surgery. CONCLUSION This study has uncovered women's experiences of becoming a coronary artery bypass graft patient. It has highlighted the extensive ramifications of heart disease and the need for more gender-sensitive information and support. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE The findings of this study provide health care professionals with a greater understanding of the experiences and needs of women through their journey to becoming a coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The study demonstrates that women need meaningful information particularly in relation to domestic and physical functioning. Nurses are in an important position to contribute to the care and support of women undergoing this process by providing appropriate and gender-sensitive information that can improve health outcomes and quality of life.
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- Davina Banner
- University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada.
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ALOX5AP gene variants show differential association with coronary artery disease in different populations. J Community Genet 2010; 1:107-15. [PMID: 22460243 DOI: 10.1007/s12687-010-0015-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2010] [Accepted: 08/03/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a complex disease with various components, genetic as well as environmental. Previous reports correlating ALOX5AP gene variants and CAD showed conflicting results depending on the population studied. In this study, we examined the contribution of ALOX5AP genetic predisposition to CAD in a group of CAD patients and controls carefully selected from the Lebanese population. We genotyped SNPs for ALOX5AP variants in 289 catheterized patients aged ≤52 years with >50% stenosis in at least one main coronary artery and 227 catheterized control subjects aged 60 years and above with 0% stenosis. Chi-square (χ (2)) tests and logistic regression showed no significant difference in the allele and genotype frequencies between the CAD or myocardial infarction (MI) cases and the healthy controls. Haplotype analysis using PHASE showed that the distribution of the risk haplotypes among cases and controls were not significantly different and had no attributable risk to CAD (P = 1.00 and P = 0.5, respectively) or MI (P = 0.2 and P = 0.5, respectively). Our data revealed that ALOX5AP gene variants are not predictors of CAD risk or MI risk among Lebanese patients.
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Oldenburg M, Baur X, Schlaich C. Occupational risks and challenges of seafaring. J Occup Health 2010; 52:249-56. [PMID: 20661002 DOI: 10.1539/joh.k10004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Seafarers are exposed to a high diversity of occupational health hazards onboard ships. OBJECTIVE The aim of this article is to present a survey of the current, most important hazards in seafaring including recommendations on measures how to deal with these problems. METHODS The review is based on maritime expert opinions as well a PubMed analysis related to the occupational risks of seafaring. RESULTS Despite recent advances in injury prevention, accidents due to harmful working and living conditions at sea and of non-observance of safety rules remain a main cause of injury and death. Mortality in seafaring from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is mainly caused by increased risks and impaired treatment options of CVD at sea. Further, shipboard stress and high demand may lead to fatigue and isolation which have an impact on the health of onboard seafarers. Communicable diseases in seafaring remain an occupational problem. Exposures to hazardous substances and UV-light are important health risks onboard ships. Because of harsh working conditions onboard including environmental conditions, sufficient recreational activities are needed for the seafarers' compensation both onboard and ashore. However, in reality there is often a lack of leisure time possibilities. DISCUSSION Seafaring is still an occupation with specific work-related risks. Thus, a further reduction of occupational hazards aboard ships is needed and poses a challenge for maritime health specialists and stakeholders. Nowadays, maritime medicine encompasses a broad field of workplaces with different job-related challenges.
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- Marcus Oldenburg
- Department of Maritime Medicine, Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine, Seewartenstrasse, Hamburg, Germany.
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Ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20 mg versus simvastatin 40 mg in coronary heart disease patients. J Clin Lipidol 2010; 4:272-8. [PMID: 21122660 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2010.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2010] [Revised: 05/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the primary goal of therapy in patients with hypercholesterolemia and coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS This double blind placebo-controlled study enrolled patients 18 to 75 years of age with primary hypercholesterolemia and established CHD who were taking a stable daily dose of simvastatin 20 mg. Patients were randomized to ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20 mg (eze/simva; n = 56) or simvastatin 40 mg (simva; n = 56) for 6 weeks. Percent change from baseline in LDL-C, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglycerides were assessed by use of the Student t test. The percent of patients achieving LDL-C less than 100 mg/dL (<2.6 mmol/L) or less than 80 mg/dL (<2.0 mmol/L) was analyzed via logistic regression with terms for treatment, baseline LDL-C, age, and gender. RESULTS Baseline characteristics were similar between groups. Treatment with eze/simva combination resulted in significantly greater reductions in LDL-C, total cholesterol, and triglycerides versus doubling the dose of simva to 40 mg (all P < .01). Significantly more patients achieved LDL-C less than 100 mg/dL (<2.6 mmol/L) and less than 80 mg/dL (<2.0 mmol/L) with ezetimibe/simvastatin versus doubling the dose of simva to 40 mg (73.2% vs 25.0%; P < .001) for simvastatin. Changes in HDL-C were similar between treatments. Both treatments were generally well tolerated. CONCLUSION In high-risk CHD patients with hypercholesterolemia, treatment with eze/simva combination resulted in significantly greater reductions in LDL-C, total cholesterol and triglycerides, as well as greater achievement of recommended LDL-C targets, compared with doubling the simvastatin dose to 40 mg over the 6-week period. ( CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT00423579).
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Bardini G, Giorda CB, Pontiroli AE, Le Grazie C, Rotella CM. Ezetimibe + simvastatin versus doubling the dose of simvastatin in high cardiovascular risk diabetics: a multicenter, randomized trial (the LEAD study). Cardiovasc Diabetol 2010; 9:20. [PMID: 20492655 PMCID: PMC2887787 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-9-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2010] [Accepted: 05/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The primary goal of therapy in patients with hypercholesterolemia and coronary heart disease (CHD) is reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). This was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy study in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS Adult patients with T2DM and CHD (N = 93) on a stable dose of simvastatin 20 mg with LDL-C >or= 2.6 mmol/L (100 mg/dL) and RESULTS EZ + simva 10/20 mg produced a significantly greater change from treated baseline compared with simvastatin 40 mg in LDL-C (-32.2% vs -20.8%; p < 0.01) and total cholesterol (-20.6% vs -13.2%; p < 0.01). A greater proportion of patients achieved LDL-C < 2.6 mmol/L with EZ + simva 10/20 mg than with simvastatin 40 mg, but this was not statistically significant (78.4% vs 60%; odds ratio = 2.81; p = 0.052). Changes in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides were similar between treatments. Both treatments were generally well-tolerated. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that EZ + simva 10/20 mg may provide a superior alternative for LDL-C lowering vs doubling the dose of simvastatin to 40 mg in hyperlipidemic patients with T2DM and CHD. In addition, the combination therapy may provide an alternative treatment for patients who require further LDL-C reduction than they can achieve with simvastatin 20 mg alone.
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- Gianluca Bardini
- Unit of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- Univeristy of Milan, Milan, Italy and San Paolo Hospital, via A di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, Italy
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- Medical Director, MSD, Centro Direzionale Milano Due, Palazzo Borromini, 20090 Segrate Milano, Italy
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- Unit of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139, Florence, Italy
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Baghaei A, Sarrafzadegan N, Rabiei K, Gharipour M, Tavasoli AA, Shirani S, Bahonar A, Davarpanah AH, Ramezani MA, Kelishadi R. How effective are strategies for non-communicable disease prevention and control in a high risk population in a developing country? Isfahan Healthy Heart Programme. Arch Med Sci 2010; 6:24-31. [PMID: 22371716 PMCID: PMC3278939 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2010.13503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2008] [Revised: 05/20/2008] [Accepted: 08/11/2008] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The Isfahan Healthy Heart Programme (IHHP) is a community-based programme for non-communicable diseases prevention and control using both a population and high risk approach in Iran. This study demonstrated the efficacy of IHHP interventional strategies to improve lifestyle behaviours in a population at risk for developing cardiovascular diseases. MATERIAL AND METHODS Healthy Lifestyle for NCDs High Risk Population is one of ten projects of IHHP. High risk individuals were defined as those who have at least one risk factor for developing coronary artery disease (CAD). Changes of behavioural indicators have been compared between two areas with a survey after 5 years of intervention. RESULTS Among high risk individuals in the intervention and reference areas, 77.8% and 82.5% had at least one major risk factor for CAD. The prevalence of major risk factors for CAD (except cigarette smoking) was decreased in both intervention and reference areas during 5 years of intervention and the pattern of diet and physical activity was improved. CONCLUSIONS Interventional activities in IHHP targeting the high risk population seem to be effective in improving lifestyle behaviour, increasing awareness and control of risk factors of the high risk population.
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- Abdolmehdi Baghaei
- Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Cardiovascular Diseases Control, Prevention, and Rehabilitation for Cardiac Patients in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Isfahan, Iran
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Alissa EM, Bahjri SM, Ahmed WH, Al-Ama N, Ferns GAA. Chromium status and glucose tolerance in Saudi men with and without coronary artery disease. Biol Trace Elem Res 2009; 131:215-28. [PMID: 19337698 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-009-8365-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2009] [Accepted: 03/11/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Chromium deficiency is associated with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and dyslipidemia. Hence, the objective of the current study was to investigate chromium status among Saudi men with and without established cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its relationship to glucose tolerance, lipid profile and other established CVD risk factors. We measured serum and urine chromium concentrations, fasted lipid profile, plasma glucose, and serum lipid peroxide in 130 Saudi men with an established history of myocardial infarction and 130 age-matched controls without established CVD. Patients with established CVD had higher serum triglycerides (p < 0.05) and plasma glucose (p < 0.0001) and lower serum and urinary chromium concentrations (p < 0.0001) than controls. Serum chromium was inversely correlated with plasma glucose among cases and controls (r = -0.189, p < 0.05 and r = -0.354, p < 0.00001, respectively). Plasma glucose (OR 1.127, CI 1.0-1.269, p < 0.05), serum chromium (OR 0.99, CI 0.985-0.995, p < 0.0001), and urinary chromium (OR 0.988, CI 0.981-0.995, p < 0.001) were independently associated with the presence of established coronary disease applying this model. While chromium metabolism appears to be altered in individuals with CVD, it is unclear whether chromium supplementation would be effective in CVD prevention among patients with IGT. This would need to be tested in long-term outcome trials.
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- Eman M Alissa
- Faculty of Medicine, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, 21483, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Leo GC, Darrow AL. NMR-based metabolomics of urine for the atherosclerotic mouse model using apolipoprotein-E deficient mice. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2009; 47 Suppl 1:S20-5. [PMID: 19565469 PMCID: PMC4091892 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.2470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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NMR-based metabolomics of mouse urine was used in conjunction with the traditional staining and imaging of aortas for the characterization of disease advancement, that is, plaque formation in untreated and drug-treated apolipoprotein-E (apoE) knockout mice. The metabolomics approach with multivariate analysis was able to differentiate the captopril-treated from the untreated mice in general agreement with the staining results. Principal component analysis showed a pattern shift in both the drug-treated and untreated samples as a function of time that could possibly be explained as the effect of aging. Allantoin, a marker attributed to captopril treatment was elevated in the drug-treated mice. From partial least squares-discriminant analysis, xanthine and ascorbate were elevated in the untreated mice and were possible markers of plaque formation in the apoE knockout mice. Several additional peaks in the spectra characterizing the study endpoint were found but their respective metabolite identities were unknown.
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- Gregory C Leo
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C., Welsh and McKean Roads, Spring House, PA 19477-0776, USA.
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Effects of nonoral estradiol–micronized progesterone or low-dose oral estradiol–drospirenone therapy on metabolic variables and markers of endothelial function in early postmenopause. Fertil Steril 2009; 92:605-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.06.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2008] [Revised: 06/11/2008] [Accepted: 06/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Srikanthan P, Seeman TE, Karlamangla AS. Waist-hip-ratio as a predictor of all-cause mortality in high-functioning older adults. Ann Epidemiol 2009; 19:724-31. [PMID: 19596204 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Revised: 05/06/2009] [Accepted: 05/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE The relationship between obesity and mortality in older adults is debated, with concern that body mass index (BMI) may be an imperfect measure of obesity in this age group. We assessed the relationship between three measures of obesity and all-cause mortality in a group of healthy older adults. METHODS We analyzed data from the MacArthur Successful Aging Study, a longitudinal study of high-functioning men and women, ages 70-79 years at baseline. We examined 12-year, all-cause mortality risk by BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip circumference ratio (WHR). Proportional hazards regression was used to adjust for gender, race, baseline age, and smoking status. We tested for obesity interactions with gender, race, and smoking status and conducted stratified analyses based on the results of interaction testing. RESULTS There was no association between all-cause mortality and BMI or waist circumference in either unadjusted or adjusted analyses. In contrast, all-cause mortality increased with WHR. There was an interaction with sex, so that there was a graded relationship between WHR and mortality in women (relative hazard, 1.28 per 0.1 increase in WHR; 95% confidence interval, 1.05-1.55) and a threshold relationship in men (relative hazard 1.75 for WHR>1.0 compared to WHR< or =1.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.06-2.91). CONCLUSION WHR rather than BMI appears to be the more appropriate yardstick for risk stratification of high-functioning older adults.
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Vázquez BYS, Vázquez MAS, Intaglietta M, de Faire U, Fagrell B, Cabrales P. Hematocrit and mean arterial blood pressure in pre- and postmenopause women. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2009; 5:483-8. [PMID: 19554088 PMCID: PMC2697582 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s5798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The relationship between mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and hematocrit (Hct) was studied in pre- and postmenopause women in the city of Durango, Mexico. Premenopause women show a negative trend between parameters that is not statistically significant. MAP and Hct are directly related in postmenopause women (p < 0.01). It is proposed that that this MAP/Hct relationship is in part due to differences in endothelial function where menopause decreases the capacity of the endothelium to respond to increased blood viscosity and shears stress, leading to the increased production of vasodilator mediators to compensate for changes in blood viscosity due to changes in Hct. Comparison with a large group of postmenopause women in the city of Stockholm showed identical trends.
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- Beatriz Y Salazar Vázquez
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037-0412, USA.
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Stefanović A, Kotur-Stevuljević J, Spasić S, Vekic J, Bujisić N. Association of oxidative stress and paraoxonase status with PROCAM risk score. Clin Biochem 2009; 42:617-23. [PMID: 19318033 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2008] [Revised: 12/08/2008] [Accepted: 01/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Oxidative stress and paraoxonase activity play a significant role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The Prospective Cardiovascular Münster (PROCAM) study evaluated the prevalence of CVD risk factors and postulated the prediction of future CVD events. We therefore investigated the association between plasma markers of oxidative stress and paraoxonase status with PROCAM risk score. DESIGN AND METHODS Oxidative stress status parameters [lipid peroxidation measured as thiobarbituric acid-reacting substances (TBARS), superoxide anion (O(2)(-)), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, total sulphydryl group content] and paraoxonase (PON1) status were assessed in 211 participants. The predicted 10-year risk was calculated according to the PROCAM algorithm. RESULTS As expected subjects with high PROCAM risk score (high CVD risk) had significantly higher concentrations of oxidative stress parameters (TBARS and O(2)(-)P<0.001 and P<0.05, respectively). The PON1(192) phenotype distribution among CVD risk groups was not significantly different. Logistic regression analyses revealed significant associations of all the examined oxidative stress status parameters with calculated CVD risk score. The potential of the parameters for CVD risk prediction was tested via multivariate analysis. Only the O(2)(-) level retained a strong association with high CVD risk. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrated that high PROCAM risk score is associated with increased oxidative stress, indicating for the first time that elevated O(2)(-) is independently associated with high CVD risk.
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- Aleksandra Stefanović
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Institute for Medical Biochemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Quinn K, Henriques M, Parker T, Slutsky AS, Zhang H. Human neutrophil peptides: a novel potential mediator of inflammatory cardiovascular diseases. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2008; 295:H1817-24. [PMID: 18805897 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00472.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The traditional view of atherosclerosis has recently been expanded from a predominantly lipid retentive disease to a coupling of inflammatory mechanisms and dyslipidemia. Studies have suggested a novel role for polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN)-dominant inflammation in the development of atherosclerosis. Human neutrophil peptides (HNPs), also known as alpha-defensins, are secreted and released from PMN granules upon activation and are conventionally involved in microbial killing. Current evidence suggests an important immunomodulative role for these peptides. HNP levels are markedly increased in inflammatory diseases including sepsis and acute coronary syndromes. They have been found within the intima of human atherosclerotic arteries, and their deposition in the skin correlates with the severity of coronary artery diseases. HNPs form complexes with LDL in solution and increase LDL binding to the endothelial surface. HNPs have also been shown to contribute to endothelial dysfunction, lipid metabolism disorder, and the inhibition of fibrinolysis. Given the emerging relationship between PMN-dominant inflammation and atherosclerosis, HNPs may serve as a link between them and as a biological marker and potential therapeutic target in cardiovascular diseases including coronary artery diseases and acute coronary syndromes.
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- Kieran Quinn
- The Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of Saint Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Spritzer PM, Wender MCO. [Hormone therapy in menopause: when not to use]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 51:1058-63. [PMID: 18157379 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302007000700006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2007] [Accepted: 07/02/2007] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Menopause is defined as the permanent cessation of menses, as a result of the loss of ovarian follicular function or of surgical removal of ovaries. The mean age for occurrence of natural menopause is around 50 years. Estrogen deficiency has been associated with vasomotor symptoms, urogenital atrophy, and cognitive impairment, as well as increased risk of chronic degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease. Estrogen therapy remains the most effective treatment for the management of vasomotor symptoms and urogenital atrophy. Progesterone or progestins should be added to estrogen treatment in women with uterus, in order to antagonize the estrogen-induced endometrial proliferation. In turn, in specific clinical conditions hormone therapy is not recommended. In the present article, the authors critically focus these clinical conditions in which hormone therapy should not be used.
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- Poli Mara Spritzer
- Unidade de Endocrinologia Ginecológica, Serviço de Endocrinologia, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2350, Porto Alegre, RS.
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Heruti R, Arbel Y, Steinvil A, Zarka S, Saar N, Kinori M, Brenner G, Justo D. Pure Hypertriglyceridemia Might be Associated with Erectile Dysfunction: A Pilot Study. J Sex Med 2008; 5:1230-1236. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00766.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Oldenburg M, Jensen HJ, Latza U, Baur X. Coronary risks among seafarers aboard German-flagged ships. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2007; 81:735-41. [PMID: 17909838 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0261-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2007] [Accepted: 09/07/2007] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Cardiovascular diseases belong to the major causes of maritime service disablement (approximately 18%). The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of coronary risk factors in seamen on vessels sailing under the German flag and to assess the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) dependent on job-related factors. METHODS Within a medical surveillance program, a cross-sectional study with interview, blood sampling, and blood pressure measurements was conducted among a total of 205 male seafarers sailing under the German flag (response 84.9%). Due to missing blood analysis, 13 seamen were excluded. The predicted 10-year risk of an acute coronary event of a study subgroup of 45 German seafarers was compared to the corresponding risk of a sample of the German working population (PROCAM study). RESULTS In the total sample (n = 161), 55 seamen (34.2%) had at least three CHD risk factors. The most prominent independent CHD risk factors in seafarers were hypertension (49.7%), high triglycerides (41.6%), older age (39.8%), and smoking (37.3%). Compared with non-Europeans, European seafarers were about twice as likely to have more than three risk factors after adjusting for age [OR 2.4 (95% CI 1.01-4.55)]. Particularly engine room officers and galley/operating staff were at a higher coronary risk. After standardizing for age, the German seamen investigated showed a similar predicted 10-year CHD risk as the German population of about the same age working ashore of the PROCAM study. CONCLUSIONS The CHD risks in seafarers should be reduced by low-fat diets, anti-smoking campaigns and blood pressure control/treatment. In spite of the seafarers' regular medical surveillance examination, their CHD risk was comparable to a reference population working ashore. Our results support the hypothesis that working on vessels may augment the risk of CHD.
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- Marcus Oldenburg
- Institute of Occupational and Maritime Medicine (ZfAM), University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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Maziak W, Rastam S, Mzayek F, Ward KD, Eissenberg T, Keil U. Cardiovascular health among adults in Syria: a model from developing countries. Ann Epidemiol 2007; 17:713-20. [PMID: 17553700 PMCID: PMC1994693 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2006] [Revised: 02/19/2007] [Accepted: 03/09/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Despite the considerable mortality and morbidity associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), many developing countries lack reliable surveillance of these ailments and their risk factors to guide intervention. This study aims to provide the first population-based estimates of CVD morbidity and mortality among adults in Aleppo, Syria and the distribution of their risk factors. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of adults 18 to 65 years old residing in Aleppo, Syria was carried out in 2004, involving 2038 household representatives (45.2% men; mean age, 35.3 years; response rate, 86%). Main outcomes of interest were physician-diagnosed CVD (infarction, angina, failure, stroke) among survey participants, and past 5-year mortality due to CVD among their household members older than 20 years of age (N = 6252, 49.5% men). Measurement of blood pressure (BP), height and weight, and smoking history were obtained as well. RESULTS Prevalence of CVD was 4.8% for heart disease and 1.0% for stroke. CVD was responsible for 45.0% of overall mortality reported in the past 5 years, whereby 49% of CVD deaths occurred before the age of 65 years. Mean age of death was 62.6 years (63.6 years for heart disease and 61.4 years for stroke). Annual crude death rate due to CVD was 314 per 100,000 (95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 215-414); of these, 179 were due to heart disease, and 135 due to stroke. More men than women died from heart disease, whereas the opposite was true for stroke. Hypertension was detected in 40.6% (47.7% men, 34.9%women), obesity in 38.2% (28.8% men, 46.4% women), and smoking (cigarettes or waterpipe) in 38.7% (63.6% men, 19.2% women) of participants. Of those surveyed, 39.3% had one CVD risk factor, 27.4% had two risk factors, and 8.3% had 3 risk factors. Main predictors of clustering of risk factors were older age, male gender, and low education. CONCLUSIONS Syria is currently undergoing a stage in which morbidity and mortality from CVD are high but likely to increase based on the population's risk profile. CVD risk distribution in Syrian society highlights the non-generalizability of CVD models from developed societies, and calls for local studies to inform effective interventions and policies.
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- Wasim Maziak
- Department of Health & Sport Sciences, University of Memphis, TN 38152, USA.
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Maturana MA, Irigoyen MC, Spritzer PM. Menopause, estrogens, and endothelial dysfunction: current concepts. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2007; 62:77-86. [PMID: 17334553 DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322007000100012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2006] [Accepted: 10/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Menopause is defined as the permanent cessation of menses. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among postmenopausal women in developed countries. The disparity between the incidence of cardiovascular disease among women in pre- and postmenopause has been ascribed to the actions of endogenous estrogen on the cardiovascular system and, particularly, on the vascular endothelium. The endothelium plays an important role in cardiovascular homeostasis, either through the vascular tonus and its regulation, or through coagulation and the inflammatory response. Endothelial dysfunction is implicated in the genesis of atherosclerosis and other chronic disorders, such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension. The pharmacological use of estrogen exerts influence on the circulating levels of markers of vascular tonus, and inflammation, as well as prothrombotic, and fibrinolytic markers, but the impact of these changes on the atherosclerotic disease is still uncertain.
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- Maria Augusta Maturana
- Gynecological Endocrinology Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Hospital das Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Mitchaothai J, Yuangklang C, Wittayakun S, Vasupen K, Wongsutthavas S, Srenanul P, Hovenier R, Everts H, Beynen AC. Effect of dietary fat type on meat quality and fatty acid composition of various tissues in growing-finishing swine. Meat Sci 2006; 76:95-101. [PMID: 22064195 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2006] [Revised: 10/18/2006] [Accepted: 10/18/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Thirty-six castrated male growing pigs were used to study the effect of dietary beef tallow (BT) versus sunflower oil (SO) on meat quality and fatty acid composition of various tissues. The diets used contained either 5% (w/w) of the variable fat source. The fat type had no significant effect on carcass traits (carcass weight, back-fat thickness, fat-lean ratio) and meat quality (colour, pH(1), pH(U), drip losses, cooking losses, shear force, sacromere length, loin moisture, loin marbling). The diet with SO instead of BT significantly increased the incorporation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in adipose tissues, loin and liver at the expense of the sum of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids. In erythrocytes, the diet containing SO raised the contents of saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids and lowered that of monounsaturated fatty acids. In particular, the SO diet produced an increase in the content of linoleic acid (C18:2n-6) in the various tissues. It is concluded that feeding a diet with SO instead of BT altered the fatty acid composition of tissues without simultaneously affecting various characteristics of meat quality.
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- J Mitchaothai
- Department of Clinic for Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Nong-Chok, Bangkok 10530, Thailand; Sakon Nakhon Agricultural Research and Training Center, Rajamangala University of Technology-Isan, Phangkhon, Sakon Nakhon 47160, Thailand; Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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. PUD, . SS, . SS, . KS, . PC. Antidiabetic and Hypolipidemic Effect of Cassia auriculata in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats. INT J PHARMACOL 2006. [DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2006.601.607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Pierno S, Didonna MP, Cippone V, De Luca A, Pisoni M, Frigeri A, Nicchia GP, Svelto M, Chiesa G, Sirtori C, Scanziani E, Rizzo C, De Vito D, Conte Camerino D. Effects of chronic treatment with statins and fenofibrate on rat skeletal muscle: a biochemical, histological and electrophysiological study. Br J Pharmacol 2006; 149:909-19. [PMID: 17031388 PMCID: PMC2014683 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Skeletal muscle injury by hypolipidemic drugs is not fully understood. An extensive analysis of the effect of chronic treatment with fluvastatin (5 mgkg(-1) and 20 mgkg(-1)), atorvastatin (10 mgkg(-1)) and fenofibrate (60 mgkg(-1)) on rat skeletal muscle was undertaken. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Myoglobinemia as sign of muscle damage was measured by enzymatic assay. Histological and immunohistochemical techniques were used to estimate muscle integrity and the presence of aquaporin-4, a protein controlling water homeostasis. Electrophysiological evaluation of muscle Cl(-) conductance (gCl) and mechanical threshold (MT) for contraction, index of intracellular calcium homeostasis, was performed by the two-intracellular microelectrodes technique. KEY RESULTS Fluvastatin (20 mgkg(-1)) increased myoglobinemia. The lower dose of fluvastatin did not modify myoglobinemia, but reduced urinary electrolytes, suggesting direct effects on renal function. Atorvastatin also increased myoglobinemia, with slight effects on urinary parameters. No treatment caused any histological damage to muscle or modification in the number of fibres expressing aquaporin-4. Either fluvastatin (at both doses) or atorvastatin reduced sarcolemma gCl and changed MT. Both statins produced slight effects on total cholesterol, suggesting that the observed modifications occur independently of HMGCoA-reductase inhibition. Fenofibrate increased myoglobinemia and decreased muscle gCl, whereas it did not change the MT, suggesting a different mechanism of action from the statins. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS This study identifies muscle gCl and MT as early targets of drugs action that may contribute to milder symptoms of myotoxicity, such as muscle cramps, while the increase of myoglobinemia is a later phenomenon.
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Section of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bari Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Section of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bari Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Section of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bari Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Section of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bari Bari, Italy
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- General and Environmental Physiology, University of Bari Bari, Italy
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- General and Environmental Physiology, University of Bari Bari, Italy
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- General and Environmental Physiology, University of Bari Bari, Italy
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- General and Environmental Physiology, University of Bari Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milano Milano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milano Milano, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Hygiene and Public Health, University of Milano Milano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Section of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bari Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Section of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bari Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Section of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bari Bari, Italy
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Kim SW, Mintz GS, Escolar E, Ohlmann P, Pregowski J, Tyczynski P, Pichard AD, Satler LF, Kent KM, Suddath WO, Waksman R, Weissman NJ. The impact of cardiovascular risk factors on subclinical left main coronary artery disease: an intravascular ultrasound study. Am Heart J 2006; 152:693.e7-12. [PMID: 16996839 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2005] [Accepted: 07/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The impact of cardiovascular risk factors on subclinical but measurable left main coronary artery (LMCA) atherosclerosis is not well known. METHODS We analyzed 150 consecutive patients with first-time coronary artery disease presentation undergoing intervention of a left anterior descending coronary artery or left circumflex lesion with motorized intravascular ultrasound transducer pullback that included a nonstenotic LMCA. Framingham, PROCAM, and European SCORE risk assessments were determined in 107 patients <65 years of age (because the Framingham, PROCAM, and European SCORE studies excluded patients >65 years old). Intravascular ultrasound measurements were compared in patients with <10% vs 10% to 20% risk of events. RESULTS Plaque volumes were greater in patients with higher risk scores: P = .007 in patients with 10% to 20% PROCAM risk, P = .063 in patients with 10% to 20% Framingham risk, and P = .059 in patients with 10% to 20% SCORE risk (P = .059). The mean arc of LMCA calcium (12 degrees +/- 25 degrees overall) correlated with plaque volume (51 +/- 28 mm3, r = 0.30, P = .0001) and with the number of coronary risk factors (P = .048) and ranged from 0.28 degrees +/- 0.74 degrees in patients with 0 to 1 risk factors to 9.95 degrees +/- 21.55 degrees in patients with 2 to 4 risk factors to 19.38 degrees +/- 32.51 degrees in patients with 5 to 7 risk factors. Regression analysis showed obesity and age were the most important factors contributing to LMCA calcium. CONCLUSION Intravascular ultrasound measurable atherosclerosis in nonstenotic LMCA correlates with conventional primary coronary risk scores. Left main coronary artery calcium correlates both with LMCA plaque volume and risk factors. Thus, subclinical LMCA atherosclerosis may be a marker for events that are predicted by commonly used primary risk-assessment algorithms.
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- Sang-Wook Kim
- Cardiovascular Research Institute/Medstar Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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Pourcet B, Fruchart JC, Staels B, Glineur C. Selective PPAR modulators, dual and pan PPAR agonists: multimodal drugs for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2006; 11:379-401. [PMID: 16939380 DOI: 10.1517/14728214.11.3.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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More than 70% of patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) die because of cardiovascular diseases. Current therapeutic strategies are based on separate treatment of insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia. Development of drugs with multimodal activities should improve management of the global cardiovascular risk of T2DM patients and result in better patient compliance. New therapeutic strategies are aimed at targeting the entire spectrum of dysfunctioning organs, cells and regulatory pathways implicated in the pathogenesis of T2DM, dyslipidaemia and atherosclerosis. PPAR family members play major roles in the regulation of lipid metabolism, glucose homeostasis and inflammatory processes, making these transcription factors ideal targets for therapeutic strategies against these diseases. This review discusses why PPARs and development of novel selective PPAR modulators, dual and pan PPAR agonists constitute promising approaches for the treatment of diabetes, dyslipidaemia and atherosclerosis.
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- Benoit Pourcet
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Département d'Athérosclérose, 01 rue du Professeur Calmette, BP 245, Lille 59019, France
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Goyens PLL, Mensink RP. Effects of alpha-linolenic acid versus those of EPA/DHA on cardiovascular risk markers in healthy elderly subjects. Eur J Clin Nutr 2006; 60:978-84. [PMID: 16482073 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3n-3) to those of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5n-3) plus docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6n-3) on cardiovascular risk markers in healthy elderly subjects. DESIGN A randomized double-blind nutritional intervention study. SETTING Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, the Netherlands. SUBJECTS Thirty-seven mildly hypercholesterolemic subjects, 14 men and 23 women aged between 60 and 78 years. INTERVENTIONS During a run-in period of 3 weeks, subjects consumed an oleic acid-rich diet. The following 6 weeks, 10 subjects remained on the control diet, 13 subjects consumed an ALA-rich diet (6.8 g/day) and 14 subjects an EPA/DHA-rich diet (1.05 g EPA/day + 0.55 g DHA/day). RESULTS Both n-3 fatty acid diets did not change concentrations of total-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triacylglycerol and apoA-1 when compared with the oleic acid-rich diet. However, after the EPA/DHA-rich diet, LDL-cholesterol increased by 0.39 mmol/l (P = 0.0323, 95% CI (0.030, 0.780 mmol/l)) when compared with the ALA-rich diet. Intake of EPA/DHA also increased apoB concentrations by 14 mg/dl (P = 0.0031, 95% CI (4, 23 mg/dl)) and 12 mg/dl (P = 0.005, 95% CI (3, 21 mg/dl)) versus the oleic acid and ALA-rich diet, respectively. Except for an EPA/DHA-induced increase in tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) of 14.6% (P = 0.0184 versus ALA diet, 95% CI (1.5, 18.3%)), changes in markers of hemostasis and endothelial integrity did not reach statistical significance following consumption of the two n-3 fatty acid diets. CONCLUSIONS In healthy elderly subjects, ALA might affect concentrations of LDL-cholesterol and apoB more favorably than EPA/DHA, whereas EPA/DHA seems to affect TFPI more beneficially.
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- P L L Goyens
- Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Heruti R, Shochat T, Tekes-Manova D, Ashkenazi I, Justo D. Association between Erectile Dysfunction and Sleep Disorders Measured by Self‐Assessment Questionnaires in Adult Men. J Sex Med 2005; 2:543-50. [PMID: 16422852 DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2005.00072.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Erectile dysfunction (ED) is often associated with sleep disorders and sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) in mostly middle-aged and elderly men. Sleep disorders and ED are also prevalent in younger men. PURPOSE To study the association between ED, sleep disorders, and SAS, particularly among adult men. METHODS A health screening program is offered by the Israel Defense Force (IDF) for career servicemen older than 25 years, for the purpose of early detection of ED and sleep disorders, among other concealed morbidities. The Sexual Health Inventory for Man questionnaire (SHIM) was used to measure ED. The Sleep Quality (SQ) questionnaire, developed by the medical services of the IDF, was used to characterize SAS and other sleep disorders. RESULTS From 2002 through 2003, 3,363 men (mean age, 36.1+/-6.8 years) replied to the SHIM and SQ questionnaires. Of these men, 337 (10%) scored high (>or=25) in the SQ questionnaire, suggesting moderate to severe sleep disorders, and 870 men (25.8%) scored low (<or=21) in the SHIM questionnaire, suggesting ED. There was a negative correlation between the scores in the SHIM questionnaire and in the SQ questionnaire (r=-0.29, P<0.0001)-even after age adjustment and after excluding men with risk factors for both ED and SAS (such as essential hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and obesity; r=-0.21, P<0.0001). This correlation was consistent with all severity levels of ED and sleep disorders. CONCLUSIONS Sleep disorders, in particular SAS, and ED are prevalent and may be related in adult men. Either ED or sleep disorders should be considered whenever the other is suspected in adult men. Sleep disorders and ED should also be investigated for the purpose of treating underlying systemic diseases and emotional disorders, and in order to prevent late complications of atherosclerosis.
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- Rafi Heruti
- Reuth Medical Center-Rehabilitation, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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Leibowitz M, Regess O, Manor D, Bental T, David D. Nonparticipation in Cardiac Rehabilitation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 25:88-92. [PMID: 15818197 DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200503000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Heruti R, Shochat T, Tekes-Manova D, Ashkenazi I, Justo D. Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction Among Young Adults: Results of a Large‐scale Survey. J Sex Med 2004; 1:284-91. [PMID: 16422958 DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.04041.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Erectile dysfunction (ED) can be an early and first sign of an underlying systemic disease. A screening program is offered by the Medical services of the Israel Defense Force for career servicemen at the Staff Periodic Examination Center (SPEC) aimed at early detection of morbidity. The Sexual Human Inventory for Males (SHIM) questionnaire was introduced to these men in order to identify ED, to offer men with ED suitable treatment options, and to investigate underlying systemic diseases. AIM To provide epidemiological data regarding the prevalence of ED among a large-scale young adult population. METHODS Subjects aged 25-50 years are undergoing a routine check-up at SPEC. Blood samples, physiological measures, demographic variables, information on health status and smoking habits are recorded and documented. The SHIM self-administrated questionnaire was used to characterize ED. RESULTS During 2001-2003, 11,914 males reported to SPEC (average age 34.8 +/- 7.1 years). Five thousand eight hundred thirty-six of them chose to answer the SHIM questionnaire (compliance of 48.9%). According to the SHIM scores, at least one out of three men (26.9%) suffered from ED (19%, 7%, and 1% had mild, moderate, and severe ED, respectively). ED was prevalent also among young adults: 22.1% of males under-40 had low SHIM scores (<21). Severity of ED correlated with age and diabetes mellitus. CONCLUSION In light of these results, we conclude that ED is a major health concern among young men as well. Incorporating questions regarding sexual health in a routine check-up may encourage more men to seek treatment, not only for ED, but also for underlying diseases.
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- Rafi Heruti
- Sexual Rehabilitation Clinic, Reuth Medical Center, Tel Aviv and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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Duman BS, Oztürk M, Yilmazeri S, Hatemi H. Thiols, malonaldehyde and total antioxidant status in the Turkish patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2004; 201:147-55. [PMID: 14649736 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.201.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Non-insulin dependent (Type 2) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Oxidative stress mechanisms are often reported to be implied in type 2 diabetes mellitus. In order to determine their clinical relevance, we investigated several plasma indicators in the Turkish patients with NIDDM: (i) homocysteine (Hcy) and cysteine (Cys) which contribute to increase the risk of atherosclerosis during NIDDM, (ii) glutathione (GSH) and cysteinylglycine (CysGly) resulting from GSH degradation catalyzed by gamma-glutamylcysteine transferase (GGT), (iii) malonaldehyde (MDA) as a marker for lipid peroxidation, and (iv) total antioxidant status (TAS). Our main results were evaluated based on sex and diabetic status. In female patients, plasma concentrations of MDA and Hcy were significantly higher than in controls, while GSH levels were significantly lower. In males, a difference between control and diabetic groups was noticed only for Hcy, levels being also higher in patients. In the diabetic group, increase in serum glucose concentration was significantly correlated with increased GGT activity. In both controls and diabetic patients, GGT activity was correlated with a raised Cys concentration and a decreased GSH level. In both controls and diabetic patients, there were significant positive correlations between Cys and Hcy and between GSH and Hcy. We concluded that GSH and MDA levels are clinical indicators for an oxidative process linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus, especially in women.
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- Belgin Süsleyici Duman
- Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Kadir Has University Faculty of Medicine, Gayrettepe-Istanbul, Turkey.
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Leibowitz M, Bental T, Neuman Y, Bar-On Y, Khaskia A, David D. Coronary risk factor management in the framework of a community hospital-based ambulatory exercise training program. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 7:59-63. [PMID: 15133372 DOI: 10.1111/j.1520-037x.2004.03337.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ischemic heart disease is a chronic illness that causes major mortality and morbidity. Angiographic studies have shown the effectiveness of exercise programs, in combination with aggressive lipid management, in reversing or slowing the progression of atherosclerotic coronary disease. Despite these studies, participation in supervised programs that combine exercise and risk-factor management is limited. The authors measured the ability of a community hospital-based ambulatory cardiac rehabilitation program to recruit patients and to facilitate reduction of risk factors that have been demonstrated to influence progression of disease. Patients were recruited from a single community hospital for an ambulatory exercise training and cardiac risk-factor management program, and clinical and laboratory data was collected periodically. Recruited patients participated in a minimum 3-month period of training and counseling by a multidisciplinary team with follow-up measurements of weight, lipid profile, blood pressure, and exercise capacity. Thirty-two percent of the eligible hospitalized patients were successfully recruited into the program. Dropout rates over the initial 3 months were low (25%). Improvement in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level (-4.5%), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level (+7%), body mass index (-2%), systolic blood pressure (-3%), and maximum metabolic equivalents (+25%) were comparable to levels achieved in studies showing angiographic stabilization and/or regression of disease. Implementation of a community hospital-based risk management exercise program is an effective method for improving the long-term management of patients with chronic ischemic heart disease.
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Patients with widely differing degrees of cardiovascular risk can derive benefit from effective lipid-lowering therapy with statins, including patients with normal or low cholesterol levels. Clinical trials with fluvastatin have shown that it is effective in patients across a broad spectrum of cardiovascular risk. The lipid-lowering effects of fluvastatin are smaller than some statins, but major clinical outcome studies have consistently demonstrated morbidity and mortality benefits with reductions of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol of <30%. As treatment with statins is generally life-long and patients often receive multiple concomitant medications, optimal statin therapy should be well tolerated and serious consideration should be given to the avoidance of drug interactions. Although serious side-effects of statins are very rare, it is important that fluvastatin is less susceptible to drug interactions than other statins, because serious side-effects of statin therapy are generally associated with concomitant medications affecting statin metabolism. In addition, an extended-release formulation of fluvastatin has been developed to provide liver selectivity with a sustained exposure to the drug, thus improving its efficacy, and safety and tolerability profiles.
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- A Corsini
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Death AK, McGrath KCY, Sader MA, Nakhla S, Jessup W, Handelsman DJ, Celermajer DS. Dihydrotestosterone promotes vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expression in male human endothelial cells via a nuclear factor-kappaB-dependent pathway. Endocrinology 2004; 145:1889-97. [PMID: 14684616 DOI: 10.1210/en.2003-0789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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There exists a striking gender difference in atherosclerotic vascular disease. For decades, estrogen was considered atheroprotective; however, an alternative is that androgen exposure in early life may predispose men to earlier atherosclerosis. We recently demonstrated that the potent androgen, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), enhanced the binding of monocytes to the endothelium, a key early event in atherosclerosis, via increased expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). We now show that DHT mediates its effects on VCAM-1 expression at the promoter level through a novel androgen receptor (AR)/nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) mechanism. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were exposed to 4-400 nm DHT. DHT increased VCAM-1 mRNA in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The DHT effect could be blocked by the AR antagonist, hydroxyflutamide. DHT increased VCAM-1 promoter activity via NF-kappaB activation without affecting VCAM-1 mRNA stability. Using 5' deletion analysis, it was determined that the NF-kappaB sites within the VCAM-1 promoter region were responsible for the DHT-mediated increase in VCAM-1 expression; however, coimmunoprecipitation studies suggested there is no direct interaction between AR and NF-kappaB. Instead, DHT treatment decreased the level of the NF-kappaB inhibitory protein. DHT did not affect VCAM-1 protein expression and monocyte adhesion when female endothelial cells were tested. AR expression was higher in male, relative to female, endothelial cells, associated with increased VCAM-1 levels. These findings highlight a novel AR/NF-kappaB mediated mechanism for VCAM-1 expression and monocyte adhesion operating in male endothelial cells that may represent an important unrecognized mechanism for the male predisposition to atherosclerosis.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Androgens/pharmacology
- Cell Adhesion
- Cells, Cultured
- Dihydrotestosterone/pharmacology
- Endothelium, Vascular/cytology
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/physiology
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Monocytes/physiology
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- NF-kappa B/physiology
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/drug effects
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/physiology
- RNA Stability
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Androgen/metabolism
- Receptors, Androgen/physiology
- Sex Characteristics
- Transcriptional Activation/physiology
- Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/genetics
- Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism
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- Alison K Death
- Discipline of Medicine, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Martinez LO, Agerholm-Larsen B, Wang N, Chen W, Tall AR. Phosphorylation of a pest sequence in ABCA1 promotes calpain degradation and is reversed by ApoA-I. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:37368-74. [PMID: 12869555 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m307161200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1), the defective molecule in Tangier disease, mediates the apoAI-dependent efflux of excess cholesterol from cells. We recently showed that ABCA1 proteolysis by calpain was dependent on a PEST sequence in the cytoplasmic region of ABCA1 and was reversed by apoA-I interaction with ABCA1. We show here that phosphorylation of ABCA1 in HEK293 cells was reduced by 63 +/- 2.4% after removal of the PEST sequence (ABCA1delPEST) or by incubation of cells with apoAI (58 +/- 3.3%). By contrast, ABCA1delPEST showed no further decrease of phosphorylation upon apoAI treatment. To assess the hypothesis that PEST sequence phosphorylation could regulate ABCA1 calpain proteolysis, we mutagenized S/T residues in the PEST sequence and identified Thr-1286 and Thr-1305 as constitutively phosphorylated residues. The ABCA1-T1286A/T1305A mutant was not degraded by calpain and was not further stabilized upon apoA-I treatment. The T1286A/T1305A mutant showed a 3.1-fold increase in cell surface expression and a 2.3-fold increase of apoAI-mediated cholesterol efflux compared with wild type ABCA1. In conclusion, we propose a mechanism of regulation of ABCA1 cell surface expression and function in which the interaction with apoA-I results in dephosphorylation of the ABCA1 PEST sequence and thereby inhibits calpain degradation leading to an increase of ABCA1 cell surface expression.
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- Laurent O Martinez
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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Martinez L, Jacquet S, Tercé F, Perret B, Collet X, Barbaras R. ATP synthase/apolipoprotéine A-I : un nouveau couple contre l’athérosclérose ? Med Sci (Paris) 2003; 19:795-6. [PMID: 14593610 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/20031989795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Elkin RG, Furumoto EJ, Thomas CR. Assessment of egg nutrient compositional changes and residue in eggs, tissues, and excreta following oral administration of atorvastatin to laying hens. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2003; 51:3473-3481. [PMID: 12744686 DOI: 10.1021/jf0212441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Laying hens were fed a control diet alone or with 0.06 g of atorvastatin, a synthetic 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, per 100 g of diet for 20 days. Compared to controls, egg yolks from treated hens contained greater amounts of amino acids and reduced levels of total fatty acids and cholesterol. In contrast, egg albumen amino acid contents were unaffected by dietary treatments. In a residue study, seven hens each received a single oral dose of approximately 20 microCi of [(14)C]atorvastatin. Approximately 71% of the radioactivity was recovered in the excreta and liver, whereas virtually no radioactivity was detected in kidney, heart, muscle, bile, plasma, or egg albumen at 15 days postdosing. Yolk radioactivity peaked at 4 days postdosing in six of the seven birds and was absent in eggs laid after day 10. Reminiscent of that of certain antibiotic drugs, the atorvastatin egg residue pattern appeared to coincide with the physiological pattern of daily yolk accretion within the ovary.
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- Robert G Elkin
- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
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Feldman EL. Oxidative stress and diabetic neuropathy: a new understanding of an old problem. J Clin Invest 2003. [PMID: 12588877 DOI: 10.1172/jci200317863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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- Eva L Feldman
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Center for the Study of Complications in Diabetes, and the Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
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Feldman EL. Oxidative stress and diabetic neuropathy: a new understanding of an old problem. J Clin Invest 2003; 111:431-3. [PMID: 12588877 PMCID: PMC151930 DOI: 10.1172/jci17862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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- Eva L Feldman
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Center for the Study of Complications in Diabetes, and the Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
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Coronary Artery Disease in Developing and Newly Industrialized Countries: A Scientific Statement of the International College of Cardiology. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0455-9_34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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